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we know there are many young women of color interested in pursuing science. a third of our students are stem majors and we want to insurance that they can half into fields where they are underrepresented and make a difference to our economy and to our nation. >> are they making a choice to ignore liberal arts or to move away from liberal arts or traditionally-- majors, i guess, that women have traditionally pursued in favor of stem? >> well, i think that, let me begin by saying that spellman college-- spelman college is in many ways a traditional liberal arts college in that we emphasize the skills that come from a strong liberal arts education. critical thinking, problem-solving, quantitative reasoning, communication skills. but certainly a third of our students come with an interest in moving into science. they may be thinking about health careers, initially. but once they start to explore biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering, they see a wider range of options. and i think that's one of the things about spelman, that when they come to
we know there are many young women of color interested in pursuing science. a third of our students are stem majors and we want to insurance that they can half into fields where they are underrepresented and make a difference to our economy and to our nation. >> are they making a choice to ignore liberal arts or to move away from liberal arts or traditionally-- majors, i guess, that women have traditionally pursued in favor of stem? >> well, i think that, let me begin by saying that...
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. >> it may look like science fiction. amazon says package delivers via drones could be five years away. the ayounnnouncement from the c coming hours before cyber monday. domminos pizza put out this video. amazon is serious. this tech writer believes them. >> you have to think about the scale of amazon, if they deploy this technology, they'll do it on a high scale. the technology advances at amazon, and if the faa puts the infrastructure in place, i don't see why it wouldn't. >> an order is boxed in a warehouse, attached to the drone and sent to the delivery address. 5 pounds much weight is allowed. one of the technical issues. >> how do we make them safe, that they can't be hacked and will not fall out of the sky or run into something. >> provided that is ironed out privacy concerns will prop up. it should have a plan that is riggerous. it should articulate to the federal aviation body. >> folks took to twitter to comment. many made light of it. jim priest writes: there's also a parody twitter address for amazon saying: s
. >> it may look like science fiction. amazon says package delivers via drones could be five years away. the ayounnnouncement from the c coming hours before cyber monday. domminos pizza put out this video. amazon is serious. this tech writer believes them. >> you have to think about the scale of amazon, if they deploy this technology, they'll do it on a high scale. the technology advances at amazon, and if the faa puts the infrastructure in place, i don't see why it wouldn't....
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a political science professor says it does not matter why they detained him. what matters is that they did. >> what matters is that they now have a bargaining chip vis-a-vis the u.s. government. although no one's going to say outlewd that's what it is, i'm quite certain that both sides know exactly that's what it is. >> according to reuters, newman went to south korea twice in the past decade, but this was his first known trip to the north. >>> vice president joe biden will stop in south korea this week during his week-long visit to asia. as of now, there's no word whether he's discuss or meet with anyone regarding merrill newman and his arrest in north korea. the vice president plans to participate in a ceremony honoring u.s. troops who died during the korean war. over the weekend, the white house released a statement asking for the release of newman and kenneth bae, another american held in the communist country. >>> we have more on this story on our website at nbcbayarea.com. just search merrill newman. >>> people across the country recognize the progress t
a political science professor says it does not matter why they detained him. what matters is that they did. >> what matters is that they now have a bargaining chip vis-a-vis the u.s. government. although no one's going to say outlewd that's what it is, i'm quite certain that both sides know exactly that's what it is. >> according to reuters, newman went to south korea twice in the past decade, but this was his first known trip to the north. >>> vice president joe biden will...
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students are average in reading and science, below average in math. the u.s. came in 36 out of 65 developed countries between the slovak republican and lithuania. students in shanghai are more than two years ahead of the peers in massachusetts. the u.s. did better in reading, 24th in the world rankings. number one, shanghai again. science, the u.s. came in number 28 on that list. the top performer? you guessed it. shanghai, china. the u.s. will not get the most improved award. the u.s. fell in all three subjects from 2009 to 2012. u.s. education secretary arne duncan says it points a picture of education stagnation. is the u.s. falling behind or is everyone else getting better? i sat down with candy crowley and christiane amanpour and asked why the u.s. is falling behind. >> what is the problem with education? we keep throwing money at it. the interesting statistics are that the u.s. spends a huge amount of money on education, it doesn't spend as much as other countries which are currently doing better on disadvantaged schools. in other countries doing better
students are average in reading and science, below average in math. the u.s. came in 36 out of 65 developed countries between the slovak republican and lithuania. students in shanghai are more than two years ahead of the peers in massachusetts. the u.s. did better in reading, 24th in the world rankings. number one, shanghai again. science, the u.s. came in number 28 on that list. the top performer? you guessed it. shanghai, china. the u.s. will not get the most improved award. the u.s. fell in...
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and science. engineering. >> 25 years ago, if you are a ,ropout, you could work a lathe a bowling machine. there are a lot of jobs. jobs, there is low level at fast food restaurants and hospitals. if you want a decent job, you have to use a computer. you have to speaking wish. all of these manuals, they are not in creole or portuguese. spanish. they are in english. today being a dropout is a tragedy. yound once you lose a step, lose a second and third and fourth step. >> and literacy. there is this amazing correlation. 80 for -- 85% of people in prison are illiterate. >> you and so many people i know use,e deceased, some in but all passionate about education. passionate. all have resources. all have a voice. all, one of the issues is recognizing the problem. i do not think it was clear 10, 20 years ago. when world war ii started, our army was smothered in the netherlands. we did not know how bad hitler was. he have to recognize that. now we say, there are 45 million kids in public school. decent t
and science. engineering. >> 25 years ago, if you are a ,ropout, you could work a lathe a bowling machine. there are a lot of jobs. jobs, there is low level at fast food restaurants and hospitals. if you want a decent job, you have to use a computer. you have to speaking wish. all of these manuals, they are not in creole or portuguese. spanish. they are in english. today being a dropout is a tragedy. yound once you lose a step, lose a second and third and fourth step. >> and...
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weingarten in the head of the american federation of teachers spoke with reporters at the christian science monitor. here is a bit of what she had to say. >> today is like the day after pizza they. so i'm sure that most of you filed some stories about pisa and the sky falling in things like that although i haven't actually seen much of that. actually, a lot of really good reporting under the numbers and i just want to thank all of you for that. and, you know, we have been through this before. this is the third or fourth time, the fourth time in my memory, but the fourth or the fifth time that pisa results have invested in the united states. but what does this say that the united states is pretty much in the middle of the pack on mathematics, science and english and particularly this year where there was a focus on mathematics for the first time in ten years. it says two or three things. number one, it says that things like poverty, social economics really matter because you look at the states like massachusetts and connecticut that did well and what they've done and you look at the data whe
weingarten in the head of the american federation of teachers spoke with reporters at the christian science monitor. here is a bit of what she had to say. >> today is like the day after pizza they. so i'm sure that most of you filed some stories about pisa and the sky falling in things like that although i haven't actually seen much of that. actually, a lot of really good reporting under the numbers and i just want to thank all of you for that. and, you know, we have been through this...
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. >> for citrus growers in fresno it takes science to combat the freezing temperatures and save nearly half a million dollars in crops. farmers burned hundreds of cardboard bins filled with peach pits creating heat that fans disperse over the trees. the chill in the air certainly is putting people in the mood for the holiday. >> chief meteorologist paul deanno in walnut creek where people are trying to ride it out. >> reporter: everybody has the jacket on. we are about two hours away from the holiday festival of lights. there's going to be a tree lighting to my right a couple blocks down. we are talking cold though. walnut creek you scratched and clawed your way to 50 for a high. this is where we are now at the kpix 5 mobile weather lab. 47.6 degrees. by the time we finish the 6:00 newscast we'll be around 40. we are under a freeze warning again tonight. nearly as cold this morning as -- or will be tomorrow. widespread medical 20s to low 30s once again and teens once again in the north bay where you had 16 degrees this morning in healdsburg and napa. video to show you of the icy mornin
. >> for citrus growers in fresno it takes science to combat the freezing temperatures and save nearly half a million dollars in crops. farmers burned hundreds of cardboard bins filled with peach pits creating heat that fans disperse over the trees. the chill in the air certainly is putting people in the mood for the holiday. >> chief meteorologist paul deanno in walnut creek where people are trying to ride it out. >> reporter: everybody has the jacket on. we are about two...
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but it is not all serious science, you remember this guy, right. canadian astronaut chris hatfield introduced millions of people to life on the station earlier this year, with his songs and prolific photography. the station is expected to be operational for the next 15 years. sinks losing to the miami's, but tonight the pacers and heat will renew their rivalry, and that's where we find john henry smith for this must see match up, john? hey, ross, you know the conventional wisdom, there was teams that would give pacers and a heat a battle for supremacy in the eastern conference. the heat is the pacers have proven they are still the cream of the crop, and tonight they renew hostilitie hostilitid what may be the most heated rivalry. >> they gave miami a scare. >> we broke it down, it was less than 12 minutes of basketball that cost us the trip. >> in their familiar perch atop the conference standings. the match up within the match up will be super star lebron james, veries budding super star paul george. despite playing april lancely enough to win the
but it is not all serious science, you remember this guy, right. canadian astronaut chris hatfield introduced millions of people to life on the station earlier this year, with his songs and prolific photography. the station is expected to be operational for the next 15 years. sinks losing to the miami's, but tonight the pacers and heat will renew their rivalry, and that's where we find john henry smith for this must see match up, john? hey, ross, you know the conventional wisdom, there was...
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students in the middle of the pack in reading and science. the pisa rankings were based on e tests of more than half a million 15-year-olds. the u.s. education secretary arnie duncan calling it stagnation. but before we talk about how to fix the problem, let's look deeper. there might be a lot less here than meets the eye. they're broken down in connecticut, florida, and massachusetts. in connecticut and massachusetts, two of the richest states in the union were students generally perform better than the worldwide average. the policy substitute said that america lags in social testing. if you were to correct for their massive income inequality, the performance is better than it appears. consider that the top issuer in all three categories was shanghai, a result that gave rise to headlines proclaiming china has having the smartest students. they are just 1.7% of china's population. country, essentially forces many of the children of poor workers to leave shanghai for high school. while testing was done three years ago in china's rural areas, t
students in the middle of the pack in reading and science. the pisa rankings were based on e tests of more than half a million 15-year-olds. the u.s. education secretary arnie duncan calling it stagnation. but before we talk about how to fix the problem, let's look deeper. there might be a lot less here than meets the eye. they're broken down in connecticut, florida, and massachusetts. in connecticut and massachusetts, two of the richest states in the union were students generally perform...
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i know this looks like science fiction. it's not. >> reporter: amazon's jeff bazos unveiled its experimental delivery drones, prime air. amazon hopes within the next four to five years to deliver up to 5-pound packages in a half hour to anywhere within 10 miles of a warehouse had. >> these are autonomous. you give them instructions which gps coordinates to go to and they fly to those gps coordinates. >> reporter: wusa9 has actually had one of these drones for about a year, but we've been unable to really use it, both because of legal restrictions and because of d.c.'s no-fly zone. amazon would have to deal with the faa's drone restrictions and then there are questions about safety. can you imagine one of those 5- pound packages dropping right on your head? and then there are questions of privacy. imagine if you had a drone flying over your head looking in your windows. aviation experts say it is doable and the faa tells me it is committed to the safe, efficient and timely integration of unmanned aircraft into the nation's a
i know this looks like science fiction. it's not. >> reporter: amazon's jeff bazos unveiled its experimental delivery drones, prime air. amazon hopes within the next four to five years to deliver up to 5-pound packages in a half hour to anywhere within 10 miles of a warehouse had. >> these are autonomous. you give them instructions which gps coordinates to go to and they fly to those gps coordinates. >> reporter: wusa9 has actually had one of these drones for about a year, but...
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your organization advo case for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. in the end does it mean trying to get legalisation of drugs across the board? >> no, a third or a little more of our work focuses on ending marge prohibition in the u.s. and around the world. beginning with medical marijuana, and now, of course, with 58% of men's saying let's regulate. that's the focus. with the other drugs some membership would say legalize it all. most would say legalize marijuana, tax and regulate it. stop criminalizing people for drug possession. make a commitment to treating it. for those determined to get their drugs. they'll get it from the black market. look at what the europeans have done, allowing heroin addicts getting heroin from clinics. that's not legalisation, it's a policy advancing public safety. >> if prohibition and punishment as the main punishments is breaking up, why is that happening now? >> there are many reasons. now we are seeing the public health outcomes of the failed policies, that's mostly in europe. we are seeing in latin america the vi
your organization advo case for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. in the end does it mean trying to get legalisation of drugs across the board? >> no, a third or a little more of our work focuses on ending marge prohibition in the u.s. and around the world. beginning with medical marijuana, and now, of course, with 58% of men's saying let's regulate. that's the focus. with the other drugs some membership would say legalize it all. most would say...
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it's important to realize i'd indication is not a perfect science. it's an art. so, we're always going to be tinkering with it. one thing i would like to believe that every american agrees we ought to raise the standards, challenge our students to be the best in the world, because that's who they're competing with. then we have to make sure we measure. i agree wean overtest, and sometimes that's done. that's not good. but you got to keep score. i can't imagine the bcs bowl being played with the score board off and saying, we just want to have a good time and enjoy the game. keeping score is part over it. then accountability. if the results aren't there, kids are not learning, somebody has to pay with a job. that's the way it is. so all of those are important factors. great to have you here. >>> later in the show, we'll have the 12 days of obamacare. you don't want to miss that. but first, lots of people want to change the world. very few succeed. but nelson mandela did, and so did dr. martin luther king, jr. so what made these men true leaders? reverend king's ni
it's important to realize i'd indication is not a perfect science. it's an art. so, we're always going to be tinkering with it. one thing i would like to believe that every american agrees we ought to raise the standards, challenge our students to be the best in the world, because that's who they're competing with. then we have to make sure we measure. i agree wean overtest, and sometimes that's done. that's not good. but you got to keep score. i can't imagine the bcs bowl being played with the...
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i think everyone needs to take a deep breath, let the science and facts come in before we jump to conclusions. >> no one is saying we're against development. it has to be good, and legal development. no development can happen on top of a earthquake fault. that's state law and mother nature talking. >> reporter: ground breaking has now been suspended. leaving the future of the most ambitious project very much up in this the air, while all parties involved continue to argue about what is happening above and below ground. >>> for the second time in two days we are talking about inclement weather, in this case snow once again. >> yeah, the pattern is really stuck. it is not a lot of snow, but just a little bit. temperatures just below freezing and could cause some problems on the roadways. you can see where these areas of rain and snow have moved. we're getting these waves of moisture that move through. temperature in new york and washington just above freezing. the snow on the main roadways will be fine. it will be clearing out soon, and this is the last one. this will be followed by this cold a
i think everyone needs to take a deep breath, let the science and facts come in before we jump to conclusions. >> no one is saying we're against development. it has to be good, and legal development. no development can happen on top of a earthquake fault. that's state law and mother nature talking. >> reporter: ground breaking has now been suspended. leaving the future of the most ambitious project very much up in this the air, while all parties involved continue to argue about what...
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i definitely want to major in political science. become the mayor or something. make the situation better for other people. my name is justin, and i am your dividend. tonight. more than 141 million americans went shopping this thanksgiving holiday weekend. that's up two million from last year. americans spent about 57.4 billion over the four-day weekend. while sales were down slightly on black friday, thanksgiving sales helped increase the two-day total by 2.3%. no sooner shoppers shoppers fih devouring bargains in the stores and now millions will go on-line to get more sweet deals. it is called cyber monday. this year experts say it could break records. shoppers are expected to spend nearly $2 billion on-line tomorrow. but as michael finney reports, the event has stretched to nearly a week of digital door busters. >> some folks love the chaos. the thrill of the hunt and the festive atmosphere of black friday shopping. others, not so much. >> i don't go out on black friday. i do it on-line. >> cyber monday, that is fantastic. you don't have to worry about fightin
i definitely want to major in political science. become the mayor or something. make the situation better for other people. my name is justin, and i am your dividend. tonight. more than 141 million americans went shopping this thanksgiving holiday weekend. that's up two million from last year. americans spent about 57.4 billion over the four-day weekend. while sales were down slightly on black friday, thanksgiving sales helped increase the two-day total by 2.3%. no sooner shoppers shoppers fih...
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you know not long ago to three years ago the state department even a science of money to middle east to memory middle east. media research institute which was founded by an israeli army the idea and it was to pinpoint anti-semitism i mean the israeli is their positions are so backed by the united states and the e.u. is their greatest partner trading partner if things are not going to change until there is awareness amongst the people around the world in america people are simply too ignorant they have been brainwashed they have freedom of speech but they don't have freedom of thought all the information they have about what's going on in palestine and with the israelis is what the media tells them and the media is squarely in the pockets of the neo cons the think tanks run issues and even the universities there is no freedom to discuss the issue of israel and palestine but most importantly we keep thinking about seeing a park to the seams that is just a muscle it's the soldier all the same tanks the the alto defamation the hudson washington is to new policies sought to these are the
you know not long ago to three years ago the state department even a science of money to middle east to memory middle east. media research institute which was founded by an israeli army the idea and it was to pinpoint anti-semitism i mean the israeli is their positions are so backed by the united states and the e.u. is their greatest partner trading partner if things are not going to change until there is awareness amongst the people around the world in america people are simply too ignorant...
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then i went to a small arts and sciences college. the background behind that is interesting because i, like many of my brooklyn tech students, we thought we were fairly bright. in my case, i thought that i would do well in one of the big schools, the iv schools so to speak. i went to my college counselor -- i wasn't valedictorian was an ok student. i probably should have applied myself a little bit more. i went in with these grand ideas of wanting to apply to ivy schools and he suggested that maybe i should lower my expectations of little bit. apply to some of the schools. i applied to some other schools out of state because like most , we wanted to get far away from our parents. i applied to florida and virginia and alabama. i got accepted to all my schools. i always thought to myself, i should have just applied a little higher. i probably would have got in. it turns out that i don't have the money to go. they sent a financial aid package and the school i was supposed to go to was morehouse. i got accepted to morehouse, we were goin
then i went to a small arts and sciences college. the background behind that is interesting because i, like many of my brooklyn tech students, we thought we were fairly bright. in my case, i thought that i would do well in one of the big schools, the iv schools so to speak. i went to my college counselor -- i wasn't valedictorian was an ok student. i probably should have applied myself a little bit more. i went in with these grand ideas of wanting to apply to ivy schools and he suggested that...
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they have found how to delete memories the science behind all of it. >> a teacher speaks up about how the female students were dressing. now she is under fire. did she go too far? hey brian. >> good morning. how is it going? is>> happy monday morning. we will try to keep the ball rolling. the coverage continues on the deadly train derailment four people killed over 60 injuries. we will have a live report. anna kooiman is there. the deadline to fix the problematic obamacare web site comes an goes this weekend. question again during the relaunch sent a shocking admission from the intelligence leader. the war on terror getting worse. we are live weighing in. donald trump is here and he is human. plus it's cyber monday. we have tips you need to save money on-line for all of your on-line buying. this is fox and friends we have a great show. [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, now for an exceptional price. [ santa
they have found how to delete memories the science behind all of it. >> a teacher speaks up about how the female students were dressing. now she is under fire. did she go too far? hey brian. >> good morning. how is it going? is>> happy monday morning. we will try to keep the ball rolling. the coverage continues on the deadly train derailment four people killed over 60 injuries. we will have a live report. anna kooiman is there. the deadline to fix the problematic obamacare web...
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i think it's important to realize that education is not a perfect science, it's an art. we're always tinkering with it. one thing that i would like to believe is that we ought to raise the standards and challenge our students to be the best in the world. then we have to make sure that we measure. i agree that we can overtest. sometimes that is done, but you have to keep score. i can't imagine the bcs bowl being played with the score board off. keeping score is part of it. and then, accountability. if the results aren't there, kids are not learning, you know what? somebody has to pay with a job. that's the way it is. you can't keep paying people when they're not learning. >>> later in the show, we'll have the 12 days of obama care. you don't want to miss that. first, lots of people want to change the world, very few succeed, but nelson mandela did and so did dr. martin luther king jr. what made them true leaders? [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? well, did you know that just one sheet of bounce outdoor fresh gives you more freshness than two sheets of the lea
i think it's important to realize that education is not a perfect science, it's an art. we're always tinkering with it. one thing that i would like to believe is that we ought to raise the standards and challenge our students to be the best in the world. then we have to make sure that we measure. i agree that we can overtest. sometimes that is done, but you have to keep score. i can't imagine the bcs bowl being played with the score board off. keeping score is part of it. and then,...
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extrapolated because vast areas what was seen in america is the whole business of the family who always the science of the exploiting the going to last for ten twenty thirty years closing them down already in many cases people who weren't getting that we soon as out of and blue expecting to get so get the whole industries built on on speculation when anything i guess people like i've spoken to texas people i can remain it's not going to take much comfort from the fact that the drilling companies themselves refused to reveal the exact chemicals in fracking solutions are there then usually impose nondisclosure agreements so many individuals are but the practice done well absolutely and even where even if we did have a if you like making the claim to become you would have to be so regular laundry every single factual as long as he got a different fact flu combination there's no such thing as a pathology plaque fracking fluid and therefore unless every single fact jobby that is sampled while lying on the company disclosing and i let me understand why this why this fracking solution is different every c
extrapolated because vast areas what was seen in america is the whole business of the family who always the science of the exploiting the going to last for ten twenty thirty years closing them down already in many cases people who weren't getting that we soon as out of and blue expecting to get so get the whole industries built on on speculation when anything i guess people like i've spoken to texas people i can remain it's not going to take much comfort from the fact that the drilling...
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science and space comes at a price, in this case a hefty $150 billion in and another $2 billion a year to keep it running. >> chemical and biological reactions that take place without gravity. and the spinoffs are completely unpredictable. >> reporter: the station has been visited by astronauts from 15 different countries. but how does its cost compare to other big projects. this project in france cost $10 billion to build. compare that to $9 billion a year spent on research and cancer, and then nasa's mars rover. it is still exploring the martian surface, but the mission cost $2.5 billion. research has included looking at the prolonged effect of space on humans. >> you haven't seen a sort of nobel prize winning discovery at least not yet. but what you have seen is the construction of a permanent lab in orbit. and that's valuable to a whole range of science. >> vegetables are important for your health, so today i have chosen dried spinach. >> reporter: canadian astronaut introduced millions of people to life on the spaceation earlier this year. his songs written and recorded in space a
science and space comes at a price, in this case a hefty $150 billion in and another $2 billion a year to keep it running. >> chemical and biological reactions that take place without gravity. and the spinoffs are completely unpredictable. >> reporter: the station has been visited by astronauts from 15 different countries. but how does its cost compare to other big projects. this project in france cost $10 billion to build. compare that to $9 billion a year spent on research and...
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the science wing was evacuated. say two staffls members were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be ok. howard county firefighters are investigating what caused a two alarm townhouse fire. news chopper seven flew over that scene of the unoccupied home in clarksville. traffic in the area was blocked as the crews worked to get the fire under control. it spread to an adjoining townhouse and caused damage. one firefighter sustained minor injuries, but was not hospitalized. the red cross is now helping six displaced people. >> we are checking traffic on this monday. right now, we are looking at volume areas -- volume delays around the area. the heaviest traffic on the inner loop through bethesda- silver spring. our latest incident on route one, a crash there. that should be out of the roadway. otherwise, just volume delays along the freeways. i-95 southbound, slow in several stretches between newington and woodbridge and beyond. a crash reported along the right side of the roadway. plenty of volume today on 66 out in centerville. headed westbound, an incident on t
the science wing was evacuated. say two staffls members were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be ok. howard county firefighters are investigating what caused a two alarm townhouse fire. news chopper seven flew over that scene of the unoccupied home in clarksville. traffic in the area was blocked as the crews worked to get the fire under control. it spread to an adjoining townhouse and caused damage. one firefighter sustained minor injuries, but was not hospitalized. the red cross is...
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. >> a few years ago these undetectible plastic guns were science fiction. they were the stuff of movies. now they're frighteningly real. it will be unimaginable for congress not to pass a strong law that closes the loopholes and bans these guns once and for all. >> the nra did not oppose the extension of the plastic gun ban but does oppose any expansion of it. >>> now to business. later this morning the adp's employment report will be out. in terms of stocks yesterday, all three major indices in negative territory. almost 100 points in the dow which is back below 16,000. it's the longest losing streak in two months. joining us now this is a treat, kayla. >> you have to say that. >> it is a treat when anyone from state side comes on our show. >> thank you, brian. well, our eyes turn again to washington because regulators are set to vote on a key portion of the dod-frank regulation next tuesday, december 10th. it's expected to be approved. the passing of the rule will mark an era of stricter oversight for wall street with a lot of restrictions on how banks co
. >> a few years ago these undetectible plastic guns were science fiction. they were the stuff of movies. now they're frighteningly real. it will be unimaginable for congress not to pass a strong law that closes the loopholes and bans these guns once and for all. >> the nra did not oppose the extension of the plastic gun ban but does oppose any expansion of it. >>> now to business. later this morning the adp's employment report will be out. in terms of stocks yesterday, all...
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and there was tons of evidence that began to yes merge, very good social science came out in the '80s and '90s that made that indisputable. i rethought my assumptions. what's the better way to help those that need to be helped. what's the better way to organization society so they can be free and flourish. and it wasn't hard from there to go to essentially where i am today, a believer in smaller government, more limited government, more individual freedom and liberty and also prevent the leviathan state, the big state, the entitlement state that liberals are so enamored of from crushing the institution, family and church and community and association that are the essence of american society. because that is one of the side effects of big government, and they are these treasured institutions that nurture the individual and they are the engines of american genius and american liberty. >> you see a lot of college students who are very idealistic. do you think some day the height will come on for some of them? and how do you talk to college students and say hey, here's where i was, but he
and there was tons of evidence that began to yes merge, very good social science came out in the '80s and '90s that made that indisputable. i rethought my assumptions. what's the better way to help those that need to be helped. what's the better way to organization society so they can be free and flourish. and it wasn't hard from there to go to essentially where i am today, a believer in smaller government, more limited government, more individual freedom and liberty and also prevent the...
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this is not rocket science. and all the groups that have looked at -- there is would a bipartisan commission appointed by president bush called for in the 2005 legislation, that analyzed this. >> right, and they analyzed it to the point saying we do need to fix delap dated roads and bridges but we have to find out what happened to the money we allocated to fix the roads and bridges already? >> i would sit down, neil, and talk to some of the state transportation authorities -- >> i've taken the liberty of doing that on this show. no one knows. no one has an answer. they can't account for it. when i -- i mentioned -- >> that's fox news that don't know where it went. >> no, no. congressman -- look around -- you're -- [overlapping speakers] >> they're working on route 80 by me. the grandkids of the people who start working on those repairs are doing the same repairs. what americans want to know is how can you guarantee the new moneys you want from this won't compound the sin? >> i just finished indicating to you tha
this is not rocket science. and all the groups that have looked at -- there is would a bipartisan commission appointed by president bush called for in the 2005 legislation, that analyzed this. >> right, and they analyzed it to the point saying we do need to fix delap dated roads and bridges but we have to find out what happened to the money we allocated to fix the roads and bridges already? >> i would sit down, neil, and talk to some of the state transportation authorities --...
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smith, he is the chairman of my committee, science committee, i'm the vice chairman of the science committee, we disagree on this bill, but i will say, this is an important part of the bill h.r. 3309 would eliminate the ability of the court to review what these government officials are doing in their job if they hurt another individual. mr. smith thinks that's important when it comes to the environment. i think it's important for the environment and for protecting our inventors. this principle applies to patent review as it does to environmental regulations. the patent officials say they don't want the judicial review. why is it? they say it is too burdensome, never mind that very few people have such claims, but we're going to eliminate that right and that option because it's inconvenient for our bureaucracy. it's absurd and for that reason alone that bill should be defeated. the legislation going before the house is consistent with a decades' long war. here are a few of the provisions of the bill. t will create more paperwork when an inventor has to file a claim, it increases the paperwork
smith, he is the chairman of my committee, science committee, i'm the vice chairman of the science committee, we disagree on this bill, but i will say, this is an important part of the bill h.r. 3309 would eliminate the ability of the court to review what these government officials are doing in their job if they hurt another individual. mr. smith thinks that's important when it comes to the environment. i think it's important for the environment and for protecting our inventors. this principle...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: this was touted as the biggest day of the year for online shopping, as hundreds of retailers tried to lure millions of holiday shoppers on cyber monday. early numbers suggested a sharp increase over last year, after a four-day holiday weekend that turned out to be disappointing. in a few minutes, we'll take a deeper look at the numbers and retailers' prospects. the u.s. supreme court declined today to decide whether big online retailers have to collect state sales taxes. the justices turned away appeals from amazon and overstock.com after they lost a case in new york state. in the absence of a national ruling, more states may try to tax sales on the internet. a new york commuter train was doing 82 miles an hour when it hit a sharp curve
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: this was touted as the biggest day of the year for online shopping, as hundreds of retailers tried to lure millions of holiday...
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it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> welcome back. chaos is paving the way for jihadist as they fight in syria. there is concerns that those with tied to al qaeda are seizing the opportunity to set up shop. they're worried these groups could be a threat to israel and europe. including some of the same people fighting syrian president bashar al assad. needless to say, it's a tall order to expect immediate action from the white house. they say there are already strategies in place for the rise of the militant groups in the region. >>> the nsa says of course it's not spying on the cell phones of american citizens, but if it happens to be one of the five billion tracked every day, that pledge doesn't apply to you. top secret documents provided by edward snowden says they gather those billions of records from across the road and help them track the movements of certain people and uncover what may be dama dangerous. they say they do, incidently, obtain location information on certain phones. one manager told the post they gather information
it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> welcome back. chaos is paving the way for jihadist as they fight in syria. there is concerns that those with tied to al qaeda are seizing the opportunity to set up shop. they're worried these groups could be a threat to israel and europe. including some of the same people fighting syrian president bashar al assad. needless to say, it's a tall order to expect immediate action from the white house. they say there are...
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. ♪ it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's just common sense. >>> shortly before 11:00 monday night -- >> john lennon was gunned down in front of his apartment. >> former beatle -- >> the assailant is mark david chapman waiting with a .38 caliber. >> on the night he shot john lennon mark david chapman was only 25 years old, and it has been 25 years of almost painful anonymity. >> it was nothing that we learned from the extensive interviews and the investigation of the defendant's background that suggested that he was much different than any other 25-year-old person. >> at least on the surface. chapman grew up in georgia, the older of two children in what seemed like a typical suburban family. >> the defendant claimed in interviews with psychiatrists that he had a rough childhood and had a less than ideal relationship with his father, but there is nothing of his background of such an extreme or extraordinary nature that would suggest some sort of latent insanity or mental disease or defect caused by some childhood trauma.
. ♪ it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's just common sense. >>> shortly before 11:00 monday night -- >> john lennon was gunned down in front of his apartment. >> former beatle -- >> the assailant is mark david chapman waiting with a .38 caliber. >> on the night he shot john lennon mark david chapman was only 25 years old, and it has been 25 years of almost painful anonymity. >> it was nothing that we learned from the...
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government federal has funded the project from day one from the science and technology council. >> they wanted to support because part of the statement is, look at us. mexico can produce beautiful sports cars. >> may be in the beginning but now it is. we produce in low volumes. the kind of project we can now see in mexico. >> coming up, the latest housing higheris out and despite mortgage rates, home buyers are snatching up new homes. the housinging market reach new heights? we will sit down and find out when "bottom line" on bloomberg television continues in just one moment. ♪ >> welcome back. this is "bottom line" on bloomberg television, streaming on your tablet, phone, and bloomberg.com. americans went on a home-buying binge in october. home sale rising by 25%. that is the biggest rise. still, new data from september showed the market was weaker than expected area of higher mortgage rates are to blame. the manager of digital risk. mortgages in the u.s.. thank you for coming on. how much weight do you give one months worth of a tech? >> it was probably two months worth of data. we
government federal has funded the project from day one from the science and technology council. >> they wanted to support because part of the statement is, look at us. mexico can produce beautiful sports cars. >> may be in the beginning but now it is. we produce in low volumes. the kind of project we can now see in mexico. >> coming up, the latest housing higheris out and despite mortgage rates, home buyers are snatching up new homes. the housinging market reach new heights?...
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it's being haled as a major milestone to the science program. china will send someone to the moon in 2020 now that we can no longer send someone to the moon. >> we know what's there. we're worried about what they want to use it for at this point. what is this jade thing, it drives around? >> yeah, like a buggy that will go around and check out the surface. >> maybe if it drives everywhere it could find a moon rock more interesting than what we've got. if they could cover the whole rock, the whole satellite. >> maybe they're going to deliver packages. >> maybe they're going to do that. >> deliver amazon packages to the moon. >> i love the moon, it's beautiful. it makes you feel nice, but i'm done with the moon. we need to go somewhere else to make it interesting. >> one of these 40 billion earth like planets that are supposed to be out there nerds, listen up. the largest known private memorabilia collection from the "lord of the rings" collection will be released this week. there will also be props used by the evil ring reichs, prosthetic hobbit
it's being haled as a major milestone to the science program. china will send someone to the moon in 2020 now that we can no longer send someone to the moon. >> we know what's there. we're worried about what they want to use it for at this point. what is this jade thing, it drives around? >> yeah, like a buggy that will go around and check out the surface. >> maybe if it drives everywhere it could find a moon rock more interesting than what we've got. if they could cover the...
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she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try to figure out how the circuits in the brain work. that is an amazing frontier to competently -- to contemplate. we can take images of the whole like pet scans and mris scanned and ct scans, or the space in between, where the action happens, is out of reach. this is a long-term investment. we should be able to figure those things out. how do you process visual information? how do you lay down a memory and her cheery bit? -- and retrieve it? all of the brain illnesses that we know of, all of the fundamental information that we have of how the brain works is insu
she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try...
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students in shanghai, china, scored the highest in math, reading, and science. american teens did not make the top 20. so we were surprised today to learn that the chinese are going to try something revolutionary. they're cutting back on home work. we asked seth doane to find out why. >> reporter: who's happy about not having home work? the reaction from these second graders was not surprising. a resounding show of support. the proposed changes means students in grades one through three would not be assigned home work. those in grades four through six would have less than an hour of home work a day. liu xiaojing teaches kindergarten in beijing's elementary school. "not giving home work leads more space for kids to grow" she told us. "students can develop freely and do what they enjoy doing." >> we can read books. >> reporter: ten-year-old daisey told us she might dance or draw. while 12-year-old charlie had something else in mind. >> playing football or playing basketball with my classmates. >> reporter: china puts heavy emphasis on standardize tests which prize
students in shanghai, china, scored the highest in math, reading, and science. american teens did not make the top 20. so we were surprised today to learn that the chinese are going to try something revolutionary. they're cutting back on home work. we asked seth doane to find out why. >> reporter: who's happy about not having home work? the reaction from these second graders was not surprising. a resounding show of support. the proposed changes means students in grades one through three...
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it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> "lose a boss" segment tonight. unemployment's dropped from 7.3% to 7%. good news for the country. in other economic developments, more than 4 million americans have been out of work more than four months, more than 11 million are looking for jobs and wages are stagnant. here to put it in perspective, fox business anchor lou dobbs. so, the jobs situation's getting better? >> absolutely, it is getting better. it's slow, it's incremental. it's barely better than a year ago, but it is better, and we're seeing -- >> is it better because of christmas, though? is that what this november number is? >> no, no. >> people hire for christmas. >> no, because what we're seeing, bill, over the last three years, we are seeing a steady increase, and i'm talking about 5,000 jobs a month, just about, improvement in job creation. >> what kind of jobs are they? >> we're talking now about manufacturing jobs coming back as well as services. >> and why is this happening? >> it's happe
it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> "lose a boss" segment tonight. unemployment's dropped from 7.3% to 7%. good news for the country. in other economic developments, more than 4 million americans have been out of work more than four months, more than 11 million are looking for jobs and wages are stagnant. here to put it in perspective, fox business anchor lou dobbs. so, the jobs situation's getting better? >> absolutely, it is...
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science,k with serious with the idea of how do you put a doctor's examining room into your smart phone? >> what about the risks of self- diagnosis and misdiagnosis? now that all of this information is available online, people read stuff and think that's what i have. and maybe they don't. >> that's a great point. there is over a billion searches every month for health information. but even because it's broad- based, i might type in the term heart and get the band before i get the anatomy. there's a lot of information on the web and content is not up dated. one of the goals is to use a questionnaire, and take the medical literature that has been written, put it into a database and do pattern recognition so you can create guided search. let me ask you questions you would not think to ask yourself. based on the medical literature, here is probably what you have. betteragnosis hopefully prepares you for your time with the doctor. >> you are not a shareholder in web m.d. anymore. why would you want to create something that competes with the company you created? >> that's a good question and
science,k with serious with the idea of how do you put a doctor's examining room into your smart phone? >> what about the risks of self- diagnosis and misdiagnosis? now that all of this information is available online, people read stuff and think that's what i have. and maybe they don't. >> that's a great point. there is over a billion searches every month for health information. but even because it's broad- based, i might type in the term heart and get the band before i get the...
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french science tests found polonium found in the natural origin and did not cause the death. his widow reacts to conflicting reports. >> you can imagine to what extent i'm upset by these contradictions regarding the best european experts on the matt. what should one think. >> reporter: an document first reported that swiss scientists found high levels of polonium in blood and urine samples. arafat's widow, a french citizen, asked for a an inquiry eight years after his death. 60 tissue samples were collected and distributed to france, switzerland and russia. swiss scientists concluded that he was poisoned. >> they are characteristic of him having a dose of polonium just before he died. so those levels are about 36 times what you would expect in a normal person. >> reporter: according to palestinian officials russian scientists reported the amount of polonium in arafat's samples were inconclusive. france reports it could have come from naturally occurring gasses surrounding the too many. >> french officials say they'll continue their investigation. mean swiss scientists stand b
french science tests found polonium found in the natural origin and did not cause the death. his widow reacts to conflicting reports. >> you can imagine to what extent i'm upset by these contradictions regarding the best european experts on the matt. what should one think. >> reporter: an document first reported that swiss scientists found high levels of polonium in blood and urine samples. arafat's widow, a french citizen, asked for a an inquiry eight years after his death. 60...
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as a kid he was obsessed with science, os stron my, chemistry, physics. but then he fell in with the wrong crowd, became a father two years. two years ago, first lost his job and then his home. >> what did you think he wanted? >> i don't have anything, man. you got the wrong guy. no, you know, he just said, hey, this may sound strange. i put you an offer. i can either give you $100 and you spend it however you want to or i present you with this brand new laptop and teach you how to code. and instantly i just said, in my mind, door number two. >> reporter: he would write code for hours, for days, on the banks of the hudson or in a corner nook in patrick's office. at night patrick would go home and leo would go back outside. shelters just aren't his thing. which all seemed fine until winter blew in. >> reporter: how do you stay warm on those really bitter nights? >> go to the train station. bundle up with tons of blankets. >> it's getting really cold. i keep telling him, i'm good, man, let's keep going. >> reporter: patrick just wanted to get him employed a
as a kid he was obsessed with science, os stron my, chemistry, physics. but then he fell in with the wrong crowd, became a father two years. two years ago, first lost his job and then his home. >> what did you think he wanted? >> i don't have anything, man. you got the wrong guy. no, you know, he just said, hey, this may sound strange. i put you an offer. i can either give you $100 and you spend it however you want to or i present you with this brand new laptop and teach you how to...
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and it is true in some ways some people consider this a luxury science. other people have the vision to see that innovation is what keeps our incarceration ahead of the rest of the world. we need to keep that spirit alive. funding things like research will lead to all sorts of applications we can't even dream of. >> you're a dreamer. you lady a team of dreamers. it is great to talk to you, dr. sara seager professor of planetary science at m.i.t. it's great to meet you and speak with you. thank you for your time. >>> today is the last time that canada has to explain parts of the arctic as territorial waters. the canadians have had ten years to summit their evidence to the u.n. and they'll have to go up against russia and denmark. an to have piece of the pie could mean millions. >> this has been going on for a decade or so, and probably could go on for a decade more. in the arctic it's about the sea bottom, the sea bed. that's why the north pole keeps coming up. denmark laid its claim down last month. russia did a decade ago. both of them are looking toward
and it is true in some ways some people consider this a luxury science. other people have the vision to see that innovation is what keeps our incarceration ahead of the rest of the world. we need to keep that spirit alive. funding things like research will lead to all sorts of applications we can't even dream of. >> you're a dreamer. you lady a team of dreamers. it is great to talk to you, dr. sara seager professor of planetary science at m.i.t. it's great to meet you and speak with you....
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i went to a small arts and science college. background behind that is i like many ecause of my brooklyn tech students fairly bright. in my case, ill thought that i would sort of do well at one of big schools, the ivy school, so to speak. nd i went to my college counselor and i wasn't the aledictorian and certainly salute torrian. i was an okay student. should have applied myself a little more. i suggested i go to the ivy school. e suggestled i lower the expectations a little bit. apply to some of the other schools. schools out other of state because like most kids then, we wanted to get far away from our parents. so i applied to florida and and i got d alabama accepted. and i thought to myself, i hould have applied a little higher. probably would have gotten in. graduated from high school, it have the i don't money to go. they send the financial aid package. go school i was supposed to to, actually, was moorehouse. i got accepted. were going toends go. it was going to be exciting. when the financial aid package came, wasn't muc
i went to a small arts and science college. background behind that is i like many ecause of my brooklyn tech students fairly bright. in my case, ill thought that i would sort of do well at one of big schools, the ivy school, so to speak. nd i went to my college counselor and i wasn't the aledictorian and certainly salute torrian. i was an okay student. should have applied myself a little more. i suggested i go to the ivy school. e suggestled i lower the expectations a little bit. apply to some...
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hosted by the christian science monitor. this is just over one hour. >> our guest is randi weingarten, president of the american federation of teachers. this is her first visit with the group. she got an early look at the joys of helping children learn since her mother was a teacher. she earned degrees from cornell university and a law degree from cardozo school of law. she worked at a wall street law firm for several years. she taught history in brooklyn while serving as counsel for the president of the united federation of teachers. she served as president for 12 years before her election as aft president in 2008. that ends the biographical portion of the program. as always, we are on the record here. please no live blogging or tweeting or other means of filing well this is underway. there is no embargo on the breakfast. our friends at c-span have agreed not to air video of the session until one hour after the breakfast is over to give reporters time to file. give me a nonthreatening signal and i will call on one and all.
hosted by the christian science monitor. this is just over one hour. >> our guest is randi weingarten, president of the american federation of teachers. this is her first visit with the group. she got an early look at the joys of helping children learn since her mother was a teacher. she earned degrees from cornell university and a law degree from cardozo school of law. she worked at a wall street law firm for several years. she taught history in brooklyn while serving as counsel for the...
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in math and science. next up, two leaders in american education including former intel chief craig barrett give us their take on what needs to be done now. and before the break, check out this. mount etna, that is sicily's volcano down there, it is a beautiful site, exploding. the fire and ash can be seen from miles away. local airport closed. no evacuations have been ordered yet. mount etna has been angry this year. registering 19 eruptions and an amazing site. more "power lunch" in two minutes. >>> take a look at tesla shares, rebounding up 13%, almost 13.5. the electric car maker said german regulators reviewed recent models as fires in the u.s. and decided no measures were necessary. separately morgan stanley named the stock a top pick saying the recent pullback is now a buying opportunity. >>> ty? >> all right. you know, new york state of mind, billy joel moving into madison square garden alongside the knicks and rangers. msg striking a major deal with the singer whereby joel will host one concert at
in math and science. next up, two leaders in american education including former intel chief craig barrett give us their take on what needs to be done now. and before the break, check out this. mount etna, that is sicily's volcano down there, it is a beautiful site, exploding. the fire and ash can be seen from miles away. local airport closed. no evacuations have been ordered yet. mount etna has been angry this year. registering 19 eruptions and an amazing site. more "power lunch" in...
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it was science fiction but in the last few years that science fiction has become a reality. 3-d printers, a technology overall that is miraculous. 3-d printers can create car parts at a much cheaper price, create a trachea for a baby so it can live. but they can also create plastic guns. and now technology allows them to be sold for $1,000, a little more than $1,000, so just about anyone can get one; certainly a terrorist intent on doing evil. so the ban takes on new urgency, and today there's good news and bad news. the good news is that the house of representatives has passed a bill to extend that ban for ten years. the bad news is the dangerous loophole i mentioned is still in the bill. under existing law, the law that expires tonight, you can make one of these undetectable guns perfectly legal by simply attaching a removable piece of metal to the handle, and then you could have the gun, have it be legal at the last moment when you wanted to slip it somewhere where it could be very dangerous, you remove the metal part and make the gun invisible to the metal detector. all the senator f
it was science fiction but in the last few years that science fiction has become a reality. 3-d printers, a technology overall that is miraculous. 3-d printers can create car parts at a much cheaper price, create a trachea for a baby so it can live. but they can also create plastic guns. and now technology allows them to be sold for $1,000, a little more than $1,000, so just about anyone can get one; certainly a terrorist intent on doing evil. so the ban takes on new urgency, and today there's...
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ceo jeff bezos says this is no science fiction. he says the service could be technically ready in four to five years. but bezos adds that u.s. aviation authorities will need to drop regulations for unmanned aircraft before such a service could get off the ground. >>> fast food chains in japan are coming up with new menus to attract more customers and boost profits. those chains are trying to win price-cutting competition and overcome rising costs stemming from the yen's decline. a conveyor belt sushi chain is one of them. it has started serving coffee, unusual for japanese sushi restaurants. more than 300 restaurants in the chain across the country have installed coffee machines. in some of them, coffee is served on a conveyor belt just like sushi. they plan to add a new dish of boiled beef and vegetables to its menu this week. it's priced at around $6, which is among the highest priced dishes. it's cut its earnings forecast for this fiscal year. the company says it will introduce value added meals to turn the business around. that
ceo jeff bezos says this is no science fiction. he says the service could be technically ready in four to five years. but bezos adds that u.s. aviation authorities will need to drop regulations for unmanned aircraft before such a service could get off the ground. >>> fast food chains in japan are coming up with new menus to attract more customers and boost profits. those chains are trying to win price-cutting competition and overcome rising costs stemming from the yen's decline. a...
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this is not to say that law is a science or a mechanical enterprise. you obviously know that it is not. we disagree on many things. sometimes we disagree incredible -- we disagree in predictable ways that follow in our own theories of how to interpret the law, constitution, statutes. all of those are so different in thinking about policy and the way people in the clinical branches do. -- in the political branches do. that was when i was in my 30s. it was a different role. it was a different set of responsibilities. as a judge, i think about law and what i am doing and what i am called upon to do in a very different way. of all the things in my life that affect what i'm doing now, i honestly think that affected the least. one thing that i bring to the i guess table from those years is an understanding of how certain political processes work. sometimes it is relevant to particular cases that we may hear because of course, we do review a lot of executive branch decision-making. but other than that, the ways of thinking and the goals of what you are doing
this is not to say that law is a science or a mechanical enterprise. you obviously know that it is not. we disagree on many things. sometimes we disagree incredible -- we disagree in predictable ways that follow in our own theories of how to interpret the law, constitution, statutes. all of those are so different in thinking about policy and the way people in the clinical branches do. -- in the political branches do. that was when i was in my 30s. it was a different role. it was a different set...
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. >> this is a new science. we are trying to understand it. buyers are buying things already. data. understanding what they might be intending to do. interesting stuff. it is just her medically changed the ticket business. ticket resellers and scalpers. >> thank you, cory. ebay's marketplace is still the core of the business. how are they keeping their digital business booming? that is next. >> the core of the business is still the ebay marketplace. how is ebay making it better? jon erlichman is back with more in that. >> you're right about that. the marketplace is half the revenue and two thirds of the operating income. i found myself curious. what is the guy that runs the marketplace buying this year? >> game consoles. we are the world's biggest store. >> i asked that because you are what doesdata-driven. the average shopper by? are there any major businesses between the competitive layers out there? >> it is the world's largest store. there are a half million items for sale. what we do see during the holidays as it becomes very deals driven and electronics and fashion oriented. s
. >> this is a new science. we are trying to understand it. buyers are buying things already. data. understanding what they might be intending to do. interesting stuff. it is just her medically changed the ticket business. ticket resellers and scalpers. >> thank you, cory. ebay's marketplace is still the core of the business. how are they keeping their digital business booming? that is next. >> the core of the business is still the ebay marketplace. how is ebay making it...
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. >> this is a new science. we're trying to step up and understand that. >> raji arasu is the chief technology officer. >> we know the buyers' buying patterns already. we're taking it to the next level by understanding the click rate. what they might intend to do. it is not about selling one ticket per second. >> interesting stuff. it has dramatically changed the ticket business. >> we all know about that. thank you, cory. payment power may be taking off. the marketplace is still the core of the company. how are they keeping their digital shopping business booming? that is next. ♪ >> welcome back to a special edition of "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. while ebay's payments business is clearly booming, the core of the company is still in its ebay marketplace. as more retailers offer their own marketplace, how are they making their marketplace better? jon erlichman is back with more. >> you are right about that. the marketplace is more than half of the revenue. two thirds of the operating income. the guy who
. >> this is a new science. we're trying to step up and understand that. >> raji arasu is the chief technology officer. >> we know the buyers' buying patterns already. we're taking it to the next level by understanding the click rate. what they might intend to do. it is not about selling one ticket per second. >> interesting stuff. it has dramatically changed the ticket business. >> we all know about that. thank you, cory. payment power may be taking off. the...